Linanthus dichotomus

Evening snow

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Evening snow is a California native annual found in dry, open areas at low to mid-elevations across the state's grasslands and coastal regions. Flowering from April to June, this delicate plant produces white flowers with light purple margins, creating a distinctive funnel-shaped bloom 2 to 3 centimeters long. Growing 5 to 20 centimeters tall with glaucous (bluish-gray) stems, it has a slender, branching form characteristic of annual wildflowers. Its leaves are finely divided, with 3 to 7 linear lobes each 10 to 22 millimeters long, creating a feathery, intricate foliage structure. The plant's small ellipsoid fruit contains 15 to 28 seeds, which remain compact and dry in the plant's native habitats.

California counties: Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Fresno, Mariposa, Napa, Mono, San Diego, El Dorado, Tulare, Lake, Sutter, Butte, Tehama, Mendocino, Shasta, Glenn, Merced, Colusa, Stanislaus, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Placer, Contra Costa, Tuolumne, San Mateo, San Joaquin, Alameda, Monterey, Madera, Kings, San Benito, Sacramento, Riverside, Santa Cruz

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